Merlin - South Sudan Programme Nutrition Coordinator Job Vacancy

Merlin (UK) an International Non-Governmental Organization specializing in the provision of health care worldwide, is looking for qualified candidate with strong experience in Nutrition to fill the following vacant post.

Job Title: Nutrition Coordinator

Line Manager: Country Health Director

Staff Directly Supervised: Nutrition Officers in Merlin SS Projects

Relationships Internally: PHC Supervisors, Reproductive Health program supervisor, Nutrition focal persons in facilities, Project Coordinators, Logistics staff, Finance, Staff, Data Officers, Pharmacy Assistants, PHCCs / PHCUs staff

Relationships Externally: MoH (Nation & State level), County health departments, NGO
Partners, Community volunteers

Main Purpose of the Role

The overall objective of the position is to develop and maintain all nutrition aspects of Merlin’s projects in the RSS.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the Country Health Director and in close collaboration with Senior Health Coordinators, Project Coordinators as well as partners at all levels, including government and other agencies.

Overall Objective

• Coordination and Implementation of the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme
• Support and supervision of nutrition activities in all Merlin Projects in the RSS
• Training and capacity building of staff in nutrition
• Management of Nutrition data/ information

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Programme Implementation

• Ensure that the implementation of the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) and Stabilization Centre (SC) activities conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines
• Provide support and supervision on nutrition activities to those staff implementing health and nutrition programmes in Merlin South Sudan projects
• Provides guidance to staff implementing health and nutrition programmes on the integration of a nutrition component into the overall primary health care programmes and curative services
• In collaboration with partner agencies (UNICEF and WFP) support field sites with the organization of the logistics of food commodities
• Together with Project health coordinators and country health directors ensure that there is proper Communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different stakeholders involved in food/nutrition activities (UNICEF, MSF, ACF etc)

Training and Capacity building

• Conduct training of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) for project staff and MOH counterparts implementing health and nutrition programmes in Merlin South Sudan programme area
• Ensure the establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring activities and train health staff (Merlin and partners) in case-detection and referral mechanisms
• Conduct and train health staff on surveys, causal analysis and other assessments of nutritional status of target groups

Information Analysis and Management

• Ensure proper collection and analysis of data form field sites and participate in the creation of a nutrition data base for Merlin projects in Southern Sudan
• Ensure the establishment and proper use of nutrition monitoring and evaluation framework
• Review the outreach and appropriateness of activities for different livelihood groups
• Ensure the capture and dissemination of lessons learnt and good practice relating to successful integration of nutrition components within existing primary health care services
• Submit relevant reports and documentation to the Country Health Director

Other

• Represent Merlin at appropriate co-ordination and health and nutrition programming and collaborate with organizations working in food/nutrition
• Flexible and able to take on other tasks as might be required
• Carry-out any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by line manager

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications, experience and competences

• Degree/ Diploma in Nutrition
• Strong previous field coordination and management experience in community-based management of acute malnutrition
• Experience of gathering and analyzing nutritional data
• Supportive personnel management style and ability to manage teams
• Experience of training and capacity building
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office
• Experience of establishing strong working relationship with colleagues from different functions and cultures
• Previous experience of working and living in insecure contexts
• Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
• An understanding of and commitment to Merlin’s mission and values

Desirable

• Previous use of SMART nutrition survey methodology
• Previous experience in support provision to primary health care projects
• Qualification in Public/Community Health and/or Development studies
• Good experience in humanitarian programming

Closing date for receipt of applications will be 25th January 2012.

Applications should be sent to the following by e-mail: hr.manager@merlin-southsudan.org

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short-listed on a regular basis.

Merlin South Sudan Programme is an equal opportunities employe

Action Africa Help International Research Assistants (29 Job Vacancies)

AAH-I, an international non-profit making agency that implements health and development projects in Africa, seeks to recruit dynamic research assistants to participate in data collection for its health costing research project in Kenya over a period of three (3) months.

The project will be implemented in 17 counties in different parts of the country.

Research staff will ensure quality data collection as per study protocol and guidelines and are expected to be competent in IT.

Required Qualifications:

• First degree in social sciences or a science related area (computers, statistics, economics)
• Experience in research projects especially data collection and analysis
• Excellent computer skills including data input and analysis packages – SPSS, STATA
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a team and to work with minimal supervision
• Willingness to travel and stay in different parts of Kenya during the course of the study

This is an exciting opportunity for dedicated and highly motivated candidates with a strong commitment to AAH-I's mission.

How to apply:

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please send a brief resume and application letter outlining what extra talents and skills set you will bring on board to this project to recruitke@actionafricahelp.org .

For more details on AAH-I‘s work please visit www.actionafricahelp.org

Merlin - South Sudan Programme Nutrition Coordinator Job Vacancy

Merlin (UK) an International Non-Governmental Organization specializing in the provision of health care worldwide, is looking for qualified candidate with strong experience in Nutrition to fill the following vacant post.

Job Title: Nutrition Coordinator

Line Manager: Country Health Director

Staff Directly Supervised: Nutrition Officers in Merlin SS Projects

Relationships Internally: PHC Supervisors, Reproductive Health program supervisor, Nutrition focal persons in facilities, Project Coordinators, Logistics staff, Finance, Staff, Data Officers, Pharmacy Assistants, PHCCs / PHCUs staff

Relationships Externally: MoH (Nation & State level), County health departments, NGO
Partners, Community volunteers

Main Purpose of the Role

The overall objective of the position is to develop and maintain all nutrition aspects of Merlin’s projects in the RSS.

The post holder will work under the supervision of the Country Health Director and in close collaboration with Senior Health Coordinators, Project Coordinators as well as partners at all levels, including government and other agencies.

Overall Objective

• Coordination and Implementation of the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme
• Support and supervision of nutrition activities in all Merlin Projects in the RSS
• Training and capacity building of staff in nutrition
• Management of Nutrition data/ information

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Programme Implementation

• Ensure that the implementation of the Outpatient Therapeutic Programme (OTP) and Stabilization Centre (SC) activities conform to internationally accepted standards and country guidelines
• Provide support and supervision on nutrition activities to those staff implementing health and nutrition programmes in Merlin South Sudan projects
• Provides guidance to staff implementing health and nutrition programmes on the integration of a nutrition component into the overall primary health care programmes and curative services
• In collaboration with partner agencies (UNICEF and WFP) support field sites with the organization of the logistics of food commodities
• Together with Project health coordinators and country health directors ensure that there is proper Communication, coordination and harmonization of tools with the different stakeholders involved in food/nutrition activities (UNICEF, MSF, ACF etc)

Training and Capacity building

• Conduct training of community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) for project staff and MOH counterparts implementing health and nutrition programmes in Merlin South Sudan programme area
• Ensure the establishment and strengthening of nutrition monitoring activities and train health staff (Merlin and partners) in case-detection and referral mechanisms
• Conduct and train health staff on surveys, causal analysis and other assessments of nutritional status of target groups

Information Analysis and Management

• Ensure proper collection and analysis of data form field sites and participate in the creation of a nutrition data base for Merlin projects in Southern Sudan
• Ensure the establishment and proper use of nutrition monitoring and evaluation framework
• Review the outreach and appropriateness of activities for different livelihood groups
• Ensure the capture and dissemination of lessons learnt and good practice relating to successful integration of nutrition components within existing primary health care services
• Submit relevant reports and documentation to the Country Health Director

Other

• Represent Merlin at appropriate co-ordination and health and nutrition programming and collaborate with organizations working in food/nutrition
• Flexible and able to take on other tasks as might be required
• Carry-out any other duties and/or responsibilities assigned by line manager

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications, experience and competences

• Degree/ Diploma in Nutrition
• Strong previous field coordination and management experience in community-based management of acute malnutrition
• Experience of gathering and analyzing nutritional data
• Supportive personnel management style and ability to manage teams
• Experience of training and capacity building
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office
• Experience of establishing strong working relationship with colleagues from different functions and cultures
• Previous experience of working and living in insecure contexts
• Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritizing a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
• An understanding of and commitment to Merlin’s mission and values

Desirable

• Previous use of SMART nutrition survey methodology
• Previous experience in support provision to primary health care projects
• Qualification in Public/Community Health and/or Development studies
• Good experience in humanitarian programming

Closing date for receipt of applications will be 25th January 2012.

Applications should be sent to the following by e-mail: hr.manager@merlin-southsudan.org

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short-listed on a regular basis.

Merlin South Sudan Programme is an equal opportunities employer

Finance Analyst - Nairobi, Kenya

Position: Finance Analyst

Location: Nairobi

Company Profile:

Our Client is the leading player in the global Ice-Cold Merchandisers (Beverage Coolers) market and is the largest glass bottle producer in West Africa, meeting the needs of beverage companies.

Duties:

MIS

• Facilitating the MIS/Budget/Estimation figures & entering the figures in HFM;
• Reporting monthly figures in HFM for Debtors, P&L, Fixed Assets, Inventory, etc.;
• Ensuring monthly reconciliation with Inter-Company partners;
• Preparing and distributing budget monitoring data and facilitating the review;
• Reviewing all payments to third parties;

Tax Issues

• Computation and remittance of Installment taxes;
• Preparation of Transfer Pricing documentation;
• Compliance of all tax issues;
• Finalization of KRA audit case;

Company Secretarial Work:

• Ensure filing of annual returns;
• Facilitate any change of directorship;
• Ensure filing of AGM Minutes and acceptance of financial statements.

Inventory

• Attending quarterly stock takes and ensuring that physical stock agrees to the system balances. Propose for stock loss provisions;
• Ensure proper receiving of goods in the system whereby costs are correctly allocated;
• Evaluation and analysis of the cost for products and services;
• Reporting on incurred cost for products and services;

Accounts Receivables

• Ensuring customer invoicing is correct;
• Issuing credit notes after due approval;
• Posting With-holding Tax entries into customer accounts;
• Reconciling WHT account & ensuring collection of tax certificates from the customers;
• Perform and file monthly reconciliations for selected debtors and quarterly reconciliations for the rest;
• Coordinate the collection of receivables;
• Propose for Debtors provisions;
• Provide monthly debtors ageing report with comments on overdue balances;
• Maintain, pass journals and provide monthly summaries for prepayments, staff loans and deposits;

Other Tasks

• Proper filing of all finance documents;
• Preparation and supporting both internal and external audit;
• Any other tasks as assigned from time to time.

Preferred Requirements:

• Relevant Degree or equivalent qualification.
• Audit oriented experience with vast knowledge in accounting/finance.
• 4 years experience in a similar role.

To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line.

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contact